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A&M downs Texas 6-5 in rivalry matchup By Angel Franco @angelmadison_
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Freshman Chandler Jozwiak pitched for three innings in Texas A&M’s victory over the University of Texas, throwing three strikeouts.
Tuesday night, an instant classic was added to the long list of iconic matchups between No. 19 Texas A&M and the University of Texas as the two teams dueled it out on the diamond. The Aggies defeated the Longhorns 6-5 in a nearly four hour game at Olsen Field. This was the third meeting between the two teams in the last three years. A&M and UT first renewed the baseball rivalry in 2015 after not playing one another for two years after A&M left the Big 12 for the SEC. The latest chapter in the storied rivalry between the two schools fought to the end, with each team out dueling each other on the mound, using a total of 13 pitchers in front of the largest crowd at Olsen Field since 2012. Texas A&M head coach Rob Childress said the crowd and environment was a driving factor for the team throughout the game. “Just a super environment, as good as you can ask for,” Childress said. “Grateful, thankful, appreciative of the 12th Man showing up in full force tonight. Great energy from the word ‘go.’” Childress said while the score was decided by one run, the game was a hard-fought battle. “Maybe the score says it was a little bit easier than you think,” Childress said. “But Division-I wins don’t come easy, they’re a dog fight. A lot of things got to go your way and we certainly had a lot of things go our way tonight.” According to Childress, sophomore Hunter Coleman had one of the most — if not the most — important at bats of the game. “Probably one of the biggest at bats of the night, turns out, was Hunter Coleman’s nine-pitch at
bat,” Childress said. “[He] just stayed in the fight and finally got a ball out over the plate and got a big hit.” In the bottom of the sixth inning, with two runners on and two outs, Coleman powered through a nine pitch at bat, fouling off seven pitches, with five of those coming with two strikes against him. Coleman then singled to left field, allowing for sophomore Logan Foster and junior Michael Helman both to score, extending A&M’s lead, 6-3. “I was locked in,” Coleman said. “I was going to compete no matter what. The guys in front of me kind of set that up and were able to get on base. There were a lot of opportunities for us to get some big hits and for me to cash in, that was big.” Coleman’s at bat was a crucial part of the game, because in the top of the fifth inning the Texas offense had gained momentum and scored three runs to make the score 4-3. UT was led offensively by Kody Clemens, son of Roger Clemens, former MLB pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays throughout his 24 year career. Kody Clemens went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI, Tuesday night at Olsen. A&M didn’t score after Coleman’s hit, however Texas added one more run in the top of the eighth inning off of junior righthander Nolan Hoffman. With the bases loaded and two outs, Hoffman was able to get off the jam after he forced redshirt junior outfielder Ryan Reynolds to ground out to shortstop. Hoffman’s 1.2 innings pitched outing gave him the save, while senior Cason Sherrod earned the win for the Aggies after striking out two of the nine batters he faced giving up three hits and one earned run in two innings of work. After the game, Hoffman said the adrenaline was pumping through his body a little faster than any other game, which he attributed to the BASEBALL ON PG. 4
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Cathy Lyles has instructed jazzercise, a workout style which mixes dance, pilates, yoga and strength training, for 37 years.
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Texas A&M, Chevron and Alamo Colleges agreed to a co-enrollment program which gives participating students full access to the College of Engineering.
Creating additional paths to engineering New program opens doors to prospective students By Daniella Gutierrez @dani_talia95 The Texas A&M engineering department has partnered with Chevron and Alamo Colleges District in the San Antonio area for a co-enrollment program which will begin in the fall of 2018. The program was designed to fulfill the need for more engineers in the community, according to Jacqueline Perez, engineering academies and workforce development programs director. Students who qualify for acceptance into the program will be admit-
ted to the College of Engineering at A&M, but are required to complete at least two semesters of undergraduate work with Alamo Colleges and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher in required coursework. Sponsored by Chevron, the co-enrollment program encourages aspiring engineers to pursue any of the 19 majors in the college. Perez said students admitted to the co-enrollment program have the same opportunities as students who are at the A&M campus in College Station. This includes access to the engineering organizations A&M offers as well as university resources, such as the Texas A&M Career Center, Texas A&M Libraries, Engineering Career Fairs, the Engineering Innovation Center and study abroad opportunities.
Decades of dance For almost four decades, local business owner Cathy Lyles has taught a unique way to exercise By Miranda White @mirandakw
“Once they transition to the Texas A&M campus, they will continue to have access to these programs, can pursue joining the Corps of Cadets and increased opportunities in undergraduate research, plus so much more,” Perez said. “They will be able to access the Aggie Network.” Guadalupe Estrada, mechanical engineering junior, said she has benefited from the program. Estrada was accepted into the co-enrollment program with Houston Community College. The engineering program has partnered with other community college districts in Texas, with San Antonio being the next target community. Upon their acceptance, students are automatically enrolled in both
Cathy Lyles will celebrate her 37th year instructing jazzercise in the Bryan-College Station area in August. Jazzercise is a dance fitness franchise company founded in 1969. It is the original dance party workout, blending dance with pilates, yoga, kickboxing and strength training. Located in the gym of St. Anthony’s Church in Bryan, Lyles instructs jazzercise for women of all ages and offers over 10 types of class formats, ranging from low intensity to high intensity workouts, to fit the need of all individuals. When Lyles began instructing jazzercise in 1982, she would carry her record player and record collection everywhere she taught. However, this changed when she purchased her own practice. “The first three years I started [instructing] jazzercise, I worked out in eight different facilities,” Lyles said. “Because my enrollment kept growing, one day my husband got tired of me carrying my record player and all of my 45 records, so we
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Conversations with the opposition Activist who befriends KKK members speaks at Evans By Taylor Fennell @TaylorPaige1299
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Deryl Davis spoke about his conversations on the topic of racism with members of the KKK and the American Nazi Party.
CO-ENROLLMENT CONTINUED institutions, where they have the option to complete up to two years of core curriculum. According to Estrada, it is recommended students complete as much college credit as possible at the community college. According to the Texas A&M Engineering website, the co-enrollment program was designed for students who wish to pursue an engineering degree, but are unable to leave their home to attend A&M due to financial circumstances. The transition from living at home to living on your own can vary for students; some find it extremely difficult, while others experience an easy change. Estrada said coming to A&M was both exciting and intimidating. “I received encouragement by my family and friends to make the move, but I was afraid I wouldn’t be equipped for the larger class sizes or engineering courses,” Estrada said. Estrada said she credits much of her growth to her good friend and peer who made the transition from community college to A&M a semester before she did the same.
When musician and activist Deryl Davis was 10 years old, he began to wonder how people who did not know him could hate him because of his skin color. While growing up, Davis frequently encountered people who treated him differently, including Matt Koehl, longtime leader of the American Nazi Party, who told him he would be “shipped back to Africa.” As an adult, Davis decided to start conversations with his opposition, which has resulted in many members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) withdrawing their association with the organization. The University Libraries Diversity Advancement Committee hosted Davis on Tuesday, where he spoke about his experience communicating with those who harbor prejudice against him. Davis said he was first exposed to racist treatment at the age of 10, when he marched in a parade with the Cub Scouts in Belmont, Massachusetts. “I was the only black scout participant in this march,” Davis said. “The streets were blocked off and the sidewalks were lined with nothing but white people, waving at us, cheering us, waving flags. My den mother let me carry the American flag, and as I’m marching with my fellow scouts down the parade route, all of a sudden I was getting hit with bottles, soda pop cans, rocks and debris from the street by a small group of white
spectators on the sidewalk. My first thought was, ‘Oh, those people over there don’t like the Scouts.’ That’s how naive I was.” Davis said when he told his parents about the incident, they sat him down and explained racism. Davis said he had never heard the word, and he thought his parents must have been lying to him. “My 10-year-old head could not get around the idea that someone who had never laid eyes on me, never spoken to me, who knew absolutely nothing about me, would want to inflict pain upon me for no other reason than the color of my skin,” Davis said. “It made no sense to me.” Davis recalled a day from his sophomore year of high school, when American Nazi Party leaders Koehl and Martin Kerr visited his class. The two told Davis and another black student they would willingly go “back to Africa” or be killed. As an adult, Davis had the opportunity to talk with Koehl and realized he could learn about racism through these conversations. “There was the answer to my question that I had been looking for since age 10,” Davis said. “How can you hate me when you don’t even know me? Who better to ask than someone who had joined an organization whose whole history has been a premise of hating people who do not look like them, and who do not believe what they believe?” Davis began a mission to talk to opposition throughout the country, and eventually formed a relationship with then KKK Grand Dragon Roger Kelly. Over the years, the two met and discussed race relations, the Klan and other controversial issues. Davis
“She had a very difficult transition, so she helped me out at each and every turn, from finding a place near the mechanical engineering building to recommending professors from her own personal experiences,” Estrada said. Estrada said there are opportunities for students to get a head start in the engineering community. According to her, there are organizations for students to join, which help engineering students reach their full potential. Some of these organizations offer training and hands-on work experience, which Estrada said is necessary for students to develop the skills engineers need. With resources available for students, professors and course instructors maintain high expectations for students throughout the semester, Estrada said. “They look to challenge us and build upon our fundamentals, and they expect us to research the practicality of what we learn in class,” Estrada said. “They want us to become independent at some point in the course so that we may aspire to be lifelong learners outside of the classroom environment.”
said this method is an important way to learn about opposing ideals. “If you have an adversary, someone with an opposing point of view … give your adversary a platform,” Davis said. “Allow them to express their views, regardless of how extreme they may be. Listen to them. If you agree with them, fine, no problem. If you don’t agree with them, that’s fine too, still no problem. But you challenge them. You challenge them, not violently or rudely. You challenge them intelligently.” After 20 years in the KKK, Kelly left the group, which Davis said was due in part to the intellectual challenges he had presented. John Bondurant, clinical assistant professor at Cushing Library and host of the event, said Davis’ focus on education aligned with the mission of the university and its libraries. “He started learning about these organizations and in learning about [them], he realized they are based on ideas that are just not true and learned how to counter them,” Bondurant said. “It lets them see that he’s not someone who is a threat … it all starts with educating yourself and learning about others, and learning about a person.” Jonathan Dietzel, marketing graduate student, said the event inspired him to have important discussions with people unlike himself. “It’s just so incredibly simple, the ways in which we can become more like human beings and less divided by race and other things like sexual orientation and all these little things that put us in community,” Dietzel said. “Community is important, but I feel that we should be in community with everyone as human beings.”
Students who are accepted to the co-enrollment program are given the tools and opportunities for success, according to David De Sousa, engineering academies and workforce development programs assistant director. Community is also a large factor in the success and drive of engineering students, according to De Sousa. Meeting with industry representatives, expanding knowledge on their future careers with interactive opportunities and taking basic courses with peers create the sense of community the students value. “With our other academy partnerships, we have found that the students value the support and encouragement from their peers through this community environment,” De Sousa said. The A&M Engineering Academy co-enrollment program aims to assist future Aggie engineers in accomplishing their academic dreams. Already having partnered with other community college districts, A&M engineering continues to expand hoping to recruit the brightest future Aggie engineers around Texas and the country, and give them the opportunity to make those dreams come true.
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Before opening Fire Truck Crepes, Bob decided to go to culinary school and specialized in baking and pastries. Michelle said they created their menu through hiring a consultant, as well as trying crepes in locations such as Las Vegas. “We tried to make it original, but obviously Nutella is a staple with anybody that likes crepes,” Michelle said. “Some of the menu certainly is not original, but a lot of it is stuff we created.” While Bob and Michelle moved to College Station in early 2017, Wayside Park did not open until December of 2017, so they spent the first few months serving crepes at local events, such as First Friday in Downtown Bryan. “One of the biggest differences that we could see within the infrastructure is that people are not used to food trucks here,” Bob said. “There was a big food truck movement in Denver in 2014 that kind of gave us the idea to go forward knowing there was a market already. I had an idea that it would be a little more challenging here.” Bob said one of the first things he noticed after moving to Texas was a higher level of patience among the customers. “We don’t make fast food,” Bob said. “We make gourmet food on our own truck so it takes five to 10 minutes. Even here, when we’re busy at lunch, people really aren’t that pushy. I have
yet to have a reaction from anyone here in College Station.” Kellen Price, Fire Truck Crepes customer, said her favorite crepe from Fire Truck Crepes is the lemon berry crumble. Price said she enjoys walking to the food park from her Northgate apartment with her dog. “I’ve been a fan of Fire Truck Crepes since February,” Price said. “I go every Thursday when I get done with work. It’s the perfect start to my weekend.” In addition to their business at the food park, Michelle and Bob bring the fire truck to different private events in the Bryan-College Station community. These events range from Texas A&M baseball games, sorority mother-daughter days and children’s birthday parties. “We have four kids, so we know how it is,” Bob said. “We call [the parents] when we’re about five minutes away and then we turn down their block with the lights and siren going. The kids love it.” According to Bob, the majority of food trucks in Denver are actually trucks, whereas College Station food trucks are mostly trailers. Bob said Fire Truck Crepe’s individuality comes from more than just their choice of vehicle. “The physical appearance is different, but really, tell me where I can get crepes in College Station,” Bob said. “That’s what makes us unique here.”
JAZZERCISE CONTINUED bought some land right on the corner of Welborn and Grove Street and built a 3,000 square foot building, and I taught in that building for almost 20 years.” Lyles said she enjoys getting involved with the community and is looking forward to instructing jazzercise at the Rec’s Throwback Thursday exercise class April 12 from 6-7 p.m. in the archery room. “Jazzercise will participate,” Lyles said. “There will be yoga instructors, zumba instructors and of course, the Rec instructors that teach.” Lyles said she is thankful to have the opportunity to help instruct the class and show students Jazzercise stays in tune with the newest workouts and music. “I’m excited [the Rec staff] invited us to come, because we have been [in the B-CS area] probably the longest,” Lyles said. “Jazzercise will be 50 years old next year, but that doesn’t mean we are our grandma’s exercise program. We have definitely changed with the times and I’m excited to get up there and show them that when it’s our turn to do our routine.” Lyles has developed loyal clientele through her jazzercise classes. Some of her clients have been going to her classes for decades. Beverly Brown, Class of 1977, started going to Jazzercise in the 1980s and has been a customer of Lyles ever since. Brown said jazzercise is great for a persons overall health and she enjoys the friendships she makes while taking classes. “Jazzercise is not only good for your physical health, but it’s also good for your mental health,” Brown said. “We form friendships there and we encourage each other.” Brown said Jazzercise is a well-balanced work out and has a great foundation. “I like it because of the structure of the class and [Lyles] incorporates weights too, so you’re getting strength training as well as aerobic training,” Brown said. “Another thing I like about it is that when you start, you hit a peak and then you come back down off the peak, and I think that’s very good for your heart.” Janie Morales has been going to jazzercise classes since 1999 and goes to classes at least three times per week. Morales said a woman she once knew had a strong dedication to jazzercise, which inspired her to keep going. “A lady I knew, who was older than me at the time, asked me to try [jazzercise] with her, so I went and I really liked it,” Morales said. “She is deceased now, but she went until the very end. I mean she was sick and she would still go, so she inspired me to keep going.” Lyles said Jazzercise has benefited her everyday life and enjoys helping change the lives of her clients as well. “It keeps me young, healthy, happy and I enjoy giving all of those characteristics back to my clients,” Lyles said.
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Texas A&M defeated the University of Texas 6-5, after nine innings of play with four runs scored in the first inning.
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With 7,537 people in attendance for the Tuesday match up, Childress said he hopes to continue the rivalry, but for now it will remain a single game home and home series. “It’s been a long-standing rivalry and [Texas’ head] coach Peirce and his staff do a great job, I have the utmost respect for them,” Childress said. “We’ll continue to play home and home, each year in the middle of the week, unless something were to change and we do something early in the season, but I don’t see that happening.” A&M returns to Olsen on Thursday as they host Alabama for a three-game series. First pitch is set for 8 p.m.